<p>I'll try to keep this as brief as possible for the sake of the CCers trying to lend me a hand. I never performed very well in high school freshman-junior year, which I cannot change at this point, my average was a 2.5 at the end of junior year. I was planning on attending Keene State College or Plymouth State University. I applied to URI and UNH as reach schools just for the hell of it (my brother goes to UNH so my family thought the legacy may help me a bit). So, I got denied from UNH which wasn't really a surprise to me, and I got into KSC and PSU which I am happy about.</p>
<p>Now, URI, which was also a slight reach for me wants midyear grades which I was ecstatic about. They want 1st quarter, 2nd quarter and the semester average. They've still put me into consideration after a lackluster high school career. I've really been trying to buckle down my senior year and get good marks, and so far I think I've been doing pretty well. One thing really scares me though.. a grade I received 2nd quarter due to a huge group project that screwed me over. I was the only one who did my role so we received virtually no credit for the assignment.</p>
<p>Q1 grades:</p>
<p>B
B
A-
B+
Pass(86) Pass;fail class
Pass(100) Pass;fail class</p>
<p>Q2: Grades</p>
<p>A-
A
B-
F
Pass(83) Pass;fail class
Pass(100) Pass;fail class</p>
<p>Semester grades:</p>
<p>A-
B
B
C
Pass(85) Pass;fail class
Pass(100) Pass;fail class</p>
<p>So my question is, did that "F" I received this 2nd quarter completely destroy my chances at getting into URI? I'm working at getting it into an incomplete "I" before I send the midyear grades in due to my situation (which I think I'll be able to do). Can I call admissions to explain that grade? Should I?</p>
<p>I need your advice desperately as I really want to go to URI, my parents have agreed to pay for it if I can get in and I'm so stressed out right now. Thanks for reading this, I know it was incredibly long.</p>
<p>grades look good, besides the F. Too bad they couldn’t just see the midterm grades. Incomplete is certainly better than a F. What class is it in?</p>
<p>geeps, thanks a lot for posting. I’m going to kick and scratch for that incomplete.</p>
<p>The class I failed was IB Film Making. I worked with two other people who did nothing on the biggest film grade of the quarter and we subsequently failed even though I did my part!</p>
<p>Did you talk to your teacher about what happened? Did you show him all the work you did? I don’t see how anyone could fail you when you did your part.</p>
<p>Your midyear report comes from the counselor and s/he can also add any comments. If you really think you have a case, talk to your counselor and see if she will explain the F.</p>
<p>geeps, thanks a lot for posting. I’m going to kick and scratch for that incomplete.</p>
<p>The class I failed was IB Film Making. I worked with two other people who did nothing on the biggest film grade of the quarter and we subsequently failed even though I did my part!</p>
<p>geep - I’ve talked to him many times about, I was even keeping in touch with him via e-mail everyday of the last week of the 2nd quarter getting everything I could physically do by myself in. When I saw the “F” I was pretty upset and I told him, he even understands this college wants midyear grades and still failed me. Told me it should be a lesson in choosing who you work with…? What’s done is done.</p>
<p>I’ve already asked him due to my situation if an incomplete can be given instead; probably won’t get a yes from him but I’ll take it to guidance and if necessary the board. The man is very incompetent. I suppose I should be thankful that I passed for the semester.</p>
<p>anotherparent - I will absolutely do that, thanks.</p>
<p>blueline15 - That would be great if only those grades were sent in.</p>
<p>But as far as colleges checking for midyear grades goes, what are they looking for? I just don’t want this one class to screw me over. My grades this year show a huge improvement over last with the exception of this quarter for this class.</p>
<p>How much better does an incomplete look than an “F”?</p>
<p>Chances of me getting into URI with these midyear grades, Q1 + 2 and the semester average?</p>
<p>Also: I’ve been keeping in touch with admissions via e-mail so they know who I am, but I’m not being overbearing. They are aware that I am enthusiastic about the school and that I would be ready to enroll if accepted. Would an interview be beneficial at this point? I want to get into URI so badly you have no idea.</p>
<p>Also, just an update from last month: IB Film teacher refused to give me an incomplete and my guidance counselor was utterly useless. I sent URI admissions an e-mail explaining the grade and taking full responsibility for it. They replied saying it would be put in my file.</p>
<p>I’m currently waiting for their decision… they said it’d come by the end of March at the latest. I’m so damn anxious.</p>
<p>Go to the Film making teacher and ask him, respectfully, to write a note on your behalf detailing how closely you corresponded with him during the project and explaining his philosophy about teaching you how to choose partners in the future (although, frankly, someone had to partner with these people). Write your own note as well telling URI what you learned from the experience (obviously, leave out any critique of the teacher).</p>
<p>The takeaway I would want my kids to learn, in addition to carefully choosing partners to the extent that is possible, is that the entire project is the responsibility of the entire group. Doing “one’s part” means seeing to it that the project is completed. Period. I realize this isn’t the way it “should” be, but in my kids’ experiences it almost always has been that way (they always dreaded group work–and I dreaded it for them). In the real world of one’s livelihood being dependent upon meeting deadlines it really doesn’t matter who should have done what. Getting the entire job done is what matters. If you can swallow that bitter pill, you might convey that to URI.</p>
<p>Schmoomcgoo - I absolutely agree with you. The film teacher has adamantly denied me multiple times. I sent him probably 20 e-mails to which he responded, saw him in person over 10 times, and made it EXTREMELY clear that I was doing everything I could to pass. I don’t want to bash him, but he’s incredibly lazy and doesn’t really teach. He’s taught us ONE lesson all year, every other class is “go off and work on your films” and we all bury ourselves in the computers. Sadly none of this matters, they do not want to hear any teacher bashing so I did not mention it at all in my letter to them.</p>
<p>I shouldn’t of partnered with these two, but I really had no choice, other groups were filled up. One of them is MAJORING IN FILM and failed the quarter AND semester and is still under the impression that she’ll get into Champlain. It all fell apart pretty quickly, I thought we were going to pull through (so did the teacher).</p>
<p>What’s done is done. I sent URI admissions a precise e-mail explaining the situation. Essentially I told them that while I did not expect to receive this grade that I take full responsibility for it. I also told them the semester grade was based on a group project that our group did not fully coordinate on. I then went on to explain that this is year-long course and that I promised a mistake of this caliber would not happen again and I plan on finishing with “A’s” for the next two quarters. They put this in my file.</p>
<p>I really want to get in, I’m making myself sick to my stomach just thinking about it now. I really feel this ruined my chances.</p>